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BallardVan Meter

Bombers
1
Bulldogs
2

The Van Meter (IA) varsity soccer team won Tuesday's home non-conference match against Ballard (Huxley, IA) by a score of 2-1.

12Final
Ballard--1
Van Meter--2
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Match Story

Iowa High School Soccer - Van Meter nudges Ballard

April 8, 2025: Van Meter, IA 50261

In Tuesday's non-league outing, the host Van Meter Bulldogs soccer squad scored a tight 2-1 victory over the Ballard Bombers.

The Bulldogs (4-1) will now prepare for their outing against Colfax-Mingo (Colfax, IA). The Tigerhawks go into the non-league outing with a 3-0 record. In their last outing, Colfax-Mingo got by Albia (Albia, IA), 10-0, in a non-league outing.

Next up, the Bombers play the Newton Cardinals (Newton, IA) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, April 10. Ballard will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Cardinals go into the outing with a 2-4 record after their 3-1 league loss to Pella Christian (Pella, IA).

Ballard @ Van Meter Soccer Match Info

Tue., Apr. 8, 2025 @ 4:30p
The Van Meter (IA) varsity soccer team won Tuesday's home non-conference match against Ballard (Huxley, IA) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Ballard (24-25)

NationalIA
2,602125
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %GFGA
9-11-52-5-19-6-10-5-4.460.3127267

Van Meter (24-25)

NationalIA
1,83090
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %GFGA
10-100-34-36-7.500.0008254

Team Scoring Averages

12Final
Ballard		002.9
Van Meter		004.1

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Ballard4-2-1Van Meter4-3
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/21/25EarlhamBallard(W) 2-14/17/25Van MeterEarlham(W) 4-0
4/21/25WintersetBallard(W) 2-14/17/25Van MeterWinterset(W) 4-0
4/29/25PanoramaBallard(T) 2-24/24/25Van MeterPanorama(L) 2-1
5/5/25North PolkBallard(L) 8-05/2/25Van MeterNorth Polk(L) 9-0
5/8/25Colo-NESCOBallard(W) 10-03/31/25Van MeterColo-NESCO(W) 13-0
5/8/25West MarshallBallard(W) 10-03/31/25Van MeterWest Marshall(W) 13-0
5/13/25A-D-MBallard(L) 5-14/19/25Van MeterA-D-M(L) 4-0

Record Breakdown

Ballard (24-25)

Van Meter (24-25)
9-11-5
Overall
10-10
2-5-1
League
0-3
7-6-4
Non-League
10-7
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
4-2-1
Common Opponent
4-3
9-6-1
Home
4-3
0-5-4
Away
6-7
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
9-11-5
In-State
10-10
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0